The Ghetto (Too Short song)

"The Ghetto"
Single by Too $hort
from the album Short Dog's in the House
Released	October 8, 1990
Recorded	1990
Studio	One Little Indian Studios (El Cerrito, California)
Genre	G-funk Bay Area Rap West Coast hip hop Conscious hip hop
Length	5:02
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Todd Shaw Al Eaton Donny Hathaway Leroy Hutson
Producer(s)	Al Eaton Too $hort
Too $hort singles chronology
"Life Is... Too Short" (1989) "The Ghetto" (1990) "Short But Funky" (1990)
Music video
"The Ghetto" on YouTube

"The Ghetto" is a song by American Oakland-based rapper Too $hort. It was released on October 8, 1990 via Jive Records as the lead single from his sixth studio album Short Dog's in the House. Recorded at One Little Indian Studios in El Cerrito, California, it was produced and mixed by Al Eaton and Too $hort. The instrumental is based on the Donny Hathaway song of the same name.

The single peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 12 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 3 on the Hot Rap Songs in the United States. The song was later featured on the fictional radio station Radio Los Santos in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.